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What if your angelic new baby was systematically murdering your other kids? Yikes.
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The Godsend (1980)

Creepy kids done rightBritish TV movie gritSlow-burn dread

Overview

HorrorThriller

An English family of six takes in a pregnant woman who disappears shortly after giving birth. They raise the baby girl as their own, but over the years the strange deaths of their children make them consider whether the little girl is more than she appears.

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Content warning
demonfamilywoman directoradoption

Standout Aspects

Acting

Angela Pleasence's stranger — unforgettable in under five minutes.

Direction

Gabrielle Beaumont builds dread from domestic mundanity.

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights off, questioning every creak in your floorboards.·Rewatch: Spotting Bonnie's micro-expressions that scream 'tiny demon.'
Heads up:Disturbing: Multiple child deaths, some quite cruel and on-screen.
Gabrielle Beaumont

Director

Gabrielle Beaumont

ReleasedJan 25, 1980
Runtime1h 30m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Golan-Globus Productions
The Cannon Group

Top Cast

Cyd Hayman

Cyd Hayman

Kate Marlowe

Angela Pleasence

Angela Pleasence

The Stranger

Patrick Barr

Patrick Barr

Dr. Collins

Anna Wing

Anna Wing

Mrs. Taverner

Artro Morris

Artro Morris

Mr. Taverner

Hilary Minster

Hilary Minster

Reporter

James Snell

James Snell

London Doctor

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Angela Pleasence is Donald Pleasence's daughter — horror bloodline confirmed.

Cultural

Rode the 1970s 'evil child' wave post-The Omen, but with a working-class British family instead of diplomats.

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